The Portland daily press., 1887-04-04
PERiLS OF THE SEA.
The Scythia All Right-A Number of
Maine Vessels Damaged.

BOSTON, April 3.-The steamer Scythia.
(Br), Roberts, from Liverpool March 22d, ar
rived at her dock in this city about o'clock
tonight, with 1 cabin, II intermediate and
800 steerage passengers. The steamer is re-
ported as entirely uninjured. Capt. Robert.
was very indignant when informed that
rumor had been circulated that the Seythia
had gone ashore at Scituate, and made the
following statement:
On last Friday we encountered a very
heavy gale from east-north-east, accompa-
MED by binding lsnow storm. From our
position at noon on Saturday, Cape Cod bore
southwest by west, 80 miles. At that time
the ships head was Immediately put around
and headed eastward, not thinking it pru-
dent to proceed further, owing to the heavy
gale and binding snow. She was run at
half-speed for IS miles, when the storm abat-
ed some, and 1t commenced to clear.
Capt. Roberts further states that it was
the heaviest gale he ever experienced in Bos-
ton Bay. On March 31st, John Ekman, a
steerage passenger, died of rheumatic fever
and was buried at sea.
How the story of the Scythia's loss got
started is not definitely known, but it was
generally believed to be true until this morn
ing train containing the Cunard's agent
and reporters went to Seituate and found no
traces Of a wreck.
DUxBURY, Mass, April 3.-The schooner
0ceana stranded four miles north of Gurnet
Lights about 6: 10 p. m. yesterday She was
loaded with lime and was from Rockland,
Me. bound to New York. The crew were
saved and are at this station. The vessel
was burned.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, April 3.-Several yes
sells arrived from Georges and Grand Banks
today report the storm the severest for years
and all are more or less damaged. The Mon
itor reports speaking schooner Abbie f. Nor
ris on the Grand Bank which reported losing
two of her crew by the capsizing of dory.
Heavy field ice is reported east Of Sable Is
land. There is large fleet on the Georges
and 1t is feared much damage has been done.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, April 3.-The
most violent northeast gale for several years
ragged here yesterday. Schooner Maggie ].
Chadwick, Orr, of and from Portland, for
Bridgeport, Conn.,, with cargo of paper pulp
parted one chain and broke her windlass Eaf-
ter which she dragged afoul of schooner
Myrtle and Delma. TO prevent serious dam
age TO both vessels and avoid fouling others
she slipped:her chain and went ashore on the
west side of the harbor near the Head and
filled with water.
Schooner Charter Oak, of Wiscasset, Slip
ped both chains and went ashore on canal
fiat east side of the harbor, where she filled
with water.
Schooner Lugano, Clark, OF and from New
York, for Boston, with mahogany. and pig
Margaret, of Cherryfeld, Me-, carrying
away Jibboom with rigging attached. After
wards she went ashore at the head of the
harbor where she now lies tight. The Luz
gano previously had her jibbOom broken by
schooner Eli while anchored in the harbor
Schooner Alpine of Deer Isle, Marshall,
Port johnson for Portsmouth with a cargo
OF coal, slipped both anchors and ran ashore
at the head OF the harbor where she now
lies. She lost her main quarter rail and one
davit one cathead and broke three top tim
bers by collision with schooner Providence
of Philadelphia.
Schooner E. q. Furber, Wentworth, Bos-
ton OF and for New York with a cargo of
empty oil barrels, parted the hawser and
chain. She slipped remaining chain and
went ashore on Canal flat on the east side of
the harbor She lies well up on the beach.
Schooner Mary A. Rice of Bucksport,
Lowell, Nantucket for New York, in ballast,
parted both chains and went ashore on the
east side of the harbor just south of New
York wharf. She afterwards hauled off to
the wharf. Had quarter rail and four
stanchions stove, lost her boat, also received
considerable other damage. The vessel is
tight.
Schooner Union, Jonesport, Me-, st. John
for New York, with a cargo of lumber.
dragged both anchors and went ashore on
the east side of the harbOr, just north of the
New York wharf, where she now lies full of
water.
NORFOLK, Va, April 2.-Reports have
been had from Captain Henry that wreck
age is coming ashore tonight along the shore
of Lynn Haven Bay, consisting of sofas.
chairs, steering gear, pictures, cooking uten-
sis, and other furniture, indicating that
they belonged to well furnished vessel.
probably yacht. There is nothing to indi.
cate the name of the vessel, although a
campstool was washed ashore with the let
tiers IN. p"
Boston, April 1.-THE steamer Katahdin,
Boston for Bangor, with 125 passengers, put
in at Portsmouth harbor and landed her
passengers at Newcastle. The sea was so
terrific that her officers were convinced that
she would never live to reach her destina-
ton.
BATH, April 2.-One of the most tempest
uous northeast snow storms of the winter
ragged here today. The wind blew gale and
the snow drifted badly.
BANGOR, April IA terrible northeast
tempest ragged here all day. Snow fell to the
depth of eight or ten inches and the wind
blew a gale, piling the snow and impeding
travel
The thermometer at Greenville yesterday
morning was fifteen below zero.